Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
No. 379, 81
No. 379, s. Published April &c, 1871
CHAPTER 375
AN ACT for the protection of fish in the inland

AN ACT for the protection of fish in the inland
waters of the state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section No person or persons shall be al
lowed to set, place or use any gill; fyke, pound
seine, dip or other net or snare in the inland
lakes rivers or streams of the state of Wisconsin
Except fish known as white fish may be taken
with q dip net having hoop not exceeding
thirty inches in diameter between the tenth day
OF November and the fifteenth day of December
IN each year, The inland lakes, rivers or streams
shall be construed as meaning all waters within
the jurisdiction of the state except Lake Superb
or Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay,
that part of Fox River lying between Green Bay
and the dam at Depere, and private ponds. This
act shall not be construed to prevent the catch
Ing OF mnnows sinners. club, dace suckers or
stickleback for bait by means of dip nets or
seines of not more than fifty feet in length, nor
more than three feet in depth.
Section 2. No person or persons shall be al
lowed to fish for catch or kill with any device,
nor shall any person or persons sell or offer for
sale, or buy have in their possession any brook
trout, mountain trout, rainbow trout, mackinaw
trout, pike, pickerel or black bass during their
spawning season. The spawning or closed sea
son shall be construed as follows: Brook. rain
bow and noun tain trout from the first day of
september to the fifteenth day of April. Mack1-
nav trout commonly called lake trout) from the
first day of october to the first day of December
Pike commonly called wall-eyed pike from the
first day of April to the first day of May Pick
erel from the first day of March to the first day
Nay, and black bass from the first day of March
construed to prevent the buying or selling Offish
or possessing fish during such spawning season
that have been raised in private ponds or caught
IN other than the inland waters OF the state.
Section 3. No person or persons shall be al
owed to CATCH kill or take any fish in any of the
waters of the state by means of dynamite or
other explosives, or spear, except that spear
may be used in the waters of the Mississippi river
and sloughs and also spear may be used in the
waters of Lake Winnebago, Fox and Wolf rivers
for sturgeon only.
Section 4. No person shah catch for sale, or
otter tor sale, or barter for the purpose OF ship
ping out of the state, any brook rainbow or
the state. nor shall any person or persons catch,
Kill, or take any brook, rainbow or mountain
trout from any of the public waters of the state
by means of any other device than hook and line
or angling, nor shall any person or persons
catch, kill, or take or have in their possession
any brook, rainbow or mountain trout of less
than six inches in length, taken from the public
waters of the state.
Section S. The board of fish commissioners or
their authorized agents, may take at all seasons,
and in any way, fish from the public waters for
the purpose of artificial propagation.
Section 6. Any person or persons violating any
OF the provisions of this act shall, upon convic-
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars,
together with the costs of prosecution for each
and every Offense and shall, on conviction, be
committed to the county Jail until such fine and
costs are paid, or the offender or offenders are
discharged by law.
Section z. All acts now In force respecting the
protection of fish in the inland waters. except
such acts as refer to the construction of fish ways
are hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April s, 1887.